My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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After the match against Marseille concluded, Dortmund secured their spot in the Champions League Round of 16.

“La la la la lala lalala la lala la!”

Dortmund players, after quickly exchanging greetings with the Marseille squad, linked arms in camaraderie and moved towards the Südtribüne to celebrate their victory with the fans.

“Wer wird Deutscher Meister? (Who will be the German champion?)”

“BVB Borussia!”

Excited Dortmund fans and players couldn’t contain their enthusiasm even after the match, singing cheers for an entire hour at Signal Iduna Park.

“Wer wird Deutscher Meister? Borussia BVB heyy!”

Yet, the home fans’ excitement didn’t wane as they spilled out of Signal Iduna Park and headed to a nearby pub to continue their celebration.

*

[Dortmund 1: 0 Marseille.]

[Dortmund crushes Marseille at home in Signal Iduna Park, securing their place in the Round of 16!]

[Dortmund’s savior Son Jinho scores a dramatic winner in stoppage time!]

[Signal Iduna Park turns into a festival! Coaching staff, players, and fans unite to celebrate the victory.]

└ Wow… The cheering sounds are insane;;

└ Things feel super exciting, huh?

*

[A late equalizer from Olympiacos! Arsenal draws with Olympiacos and advances to the Round of 16 as group runners-up!]

└ Wow, they managed to draw, lol

└ Wow, it was heartwarming to see Olympiacos give their all until the end.

*

[Dortmund, facing a crisis of Champions League elimination! Since Son Jinho’s return, they’ve secured 2 wins and 1 draw, advancing to the Round of 16 as group leaders!]

└ Son Jinho one-man team, whoa;;

└ Not just him, Kagawa Shinji and Mario Götze are also doing really well.

└ But they mess up in the Champions, don’t they?

└ Champions-specific munchkin -> Son Jinho, lol

└ By the way, what was up with the captain’s armband in the first half?

└ Didn’t he just mistakenly put it on like Park Jisong?

*

[Commenting on the captain’s armband incident, Son Jinho said, “It was too far to hand it to Roman Weidenfeller, so I temporarily wore it myself.”]

└ No way, lol. Why did you wear it then, haha?

└ At least you could have passed it, haha!

└ I think he just wanted to wear the captain’s armband, huh?

└ For real, lol.

└ Honestly, it’s lucky Son Jinho scored the winning goal, or he would’ve gotten a ton of hate if they lost.

*

[Jürgen Klopp burst into laughter, telling Son Jinho he’d get a permanent contract and the captain’s armband.]

*

[Marseille’s coach expresses disappointment over the match result. “It was a shame that we conceded a goal due to a lapse in defense at the end of the match, but we gave it our all.”]

*

[Chelsea, Drogba the god! With 2 goals and 1 assist from Drogba, they secure their place in the Round of 16 as group leaders!]

*

– Cheolmo: DMEEN! DMEEN!

– Gyeouri: Wow. I peeked into Mom’s room and saw you’re not even watching the son-in-law’s game but Chelsea’s?

– Cheolmo: Mom believes in Dortmund’s victory, so I’m watching Chelsea’s game.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: You speak well. You’ll probably just be bobbing around if you fall into the water.

– Gyeouri: Ooh~ What, did uncle cheer for Dortmund?

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Ooh to! Ooh to be! Ooh to be a! Gooner!

– Gyeouri: Switching the subject with Arsenal’s chant, huh?

– Cheolmo: What are you expecting from your uncle, lol?

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: By the way, hasn’t Jinho arrived yet? He’s chatting in the group chat at this hour.

– Ho-woo: He’s at home.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: ??? Jinho got home, so why’s he chatting in the group chat?

– Gyeouri: Son Jinho’s losing his voice from singing cheers after the match, that’s why.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: How excited must he have been to lose his voice?

– Ho-woo: (Cheer being sung by 70,000 fans.)

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Wow.

– Gyeouri: Wow.

– Cheolmo: Wow.

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Quite the vocal cords then.

– Gyeouri: Is Dad busy? Why isn’t he replying?

– Chairman Hwang Geum-soon: Gyeouri, it’s currently dawn in Korea.

– Cheolmo: Sigh… Whose genes did you inherit to be so… wait, is your brain innocent?

– Gyeouri: Ah, I got confused because uncle is awake! I know about the time difference!

– Cheolmo: Oh dear, son-in-law, I’m sorry ㅠㅠ We raised our daughter wrong.

– Ho-woo: It’s fine. I find Gyeouri’s antics charming too.

– Gyeouri: I really got confused! Quit teasing when I’m saying something nice!

– Ho-woo: Gyeouri.

– Gyeouri: What? (╬益╬)

– Ho-woo: Tomorrow, is it that United has to win to go to the Round of 16?

– Gyeouri: A draw is enough for the Round of 16!

– Gyeouri: If anyone has nothing to do tomorrow, let’s cheer on the United match together, let’s go!

– Gyeouri: (Cheering teddy bear meme)

– Gyeouri: Let’s go~! Indestructible Hwangyu!

– Cheolmo: Looks like you take after dad with that simplicity. You’ve calmed down quickly.

– Ho-woo: That’s what makes it cute.

*

The day after the match between Dortmund and Marseille.

The match began between Manchester United and FC Basel, with the Round of 16 spot at stake.

“Glory! Glory, Man United!”

Han Gyeouri, wearing a Manchester United jersey, began to sing the cheer as soon as the match started.

Ding—!

I silently started recording a video to treasure this moment.

“What are you doing?”

Gyeouri turned her head towards me at the sound of the video recording.

“Recording. We’ve got to capture this moment.”

“Make sure it looks good!”

I nodded at Gyeouri, who made a V sign with her fingers.

“Do you think Manchester United will win today?”

“Of course! Today, Manchester United will crush FC Basel 3-0!”

In the 9th minute of the first half, Marco Streller’s shot rattled the net of the Manchester United goal guarded by De Gea.

“…Huh?”

Gyeouri’s eyes shook from side to side, perfectly caught on the camera.

“If it’s just a one-goal difference, we can catch up quickly!”

Familiar scenes began to surface as Gyeouri tried hard to act nonchalant.

– What does she know, Dr. Mang!

Ah, that’s not right.

I continued to film Gyeouri’s fervent support for Manchester United.

United actively attacked after conceding, taking 10 shots during the first half.

“Ah! Why is that goalkeeper so good at saving shots!!”

They failed to score an equalizer in the first half.

“Man, man United start in the second half! Once the players taste Sir Ferguson’s hairdryer during halftime, they’ll be different!”

Thus, the first half ended alongside Gyeouri’s happy circuitry.

*

[Title: Ah, what is Manchester United doing, damn it! I want to see a Korean derby in the Champions League.]

(Manchester United conceding the first goal to FC Basel .gif)

No~ that’s a lie~ I don’t want to watch the Korean derby~

Just nicely drop into the Europa League, haha!

└ Fishing with the title, damn it.

└ Hold tight! They’re falling into the Europa League—!

└ Hahahahahahahaha!

└ Is this even fun?

└ Everyone but you is enjoying this, right?

└ Yeah, lol. In the second half, Hebergi will score the equalizer and United will move to the Round of 16, good luck!

*

As the second half began,

With the final whistle approaching and no equalizer scored,

Han Gyeouri, supporting Manchester United, began anxiously chewing on the collar of her jersey.

“Uh? No way!”

In the 84th minute, a pass from Xerdan Shaqiri to Alexander Frei saw his shot split the Manchester United goal once again.

“…”

I cautiously looked at Gyeouri. She wore a face like a lost nation.

“…Ah, it’s not over yet!”

In the 89th minute, Manchester United’s Phil Jones netted an equalizer, pulling them closer to FC Basel.

However, the final whistle blew on the game for Manchester United.

“The strongest United falls to the Europa League?”

I shook my head as I watched Gyeouri, who wore a blank expression.

*

[FC Basel! Leading Manchester United to their third consecutive Champions League Round of 16 elimination and successfully entering the Round of 16 for the first time in history!]

[FC Basel fans storm onto the pitch as soon as the match ends. “Glory Glory Basel!”]

[The suffering of the Manchester brothers? Manchester City and Manchester United fall to the Europa League side by side!]

└ Seems like this season, the EPL teams are performing poorly in the Champions League.

└ Chelsea and Arsenal just barely squeezed through to the Round of 16, fighting until the end of the group stage, while the Manchester idiots slid into the Europa League, lol.

└ Damn, what team are you a fan of calling Manchester idiots?

└ Liverpool, by the way.

└ Let’s talk once Liverpool heads to the Champions League ^^

*

With Manchester United’s entrance into the Europa League confirmed, time swiftly passed.

Riding the momentum of qualifying for the Champions League Round of 16, Dortmund secured a victory against Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga Round 16.

And on December 16, 2011, the draw for the Round of 16 was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.